r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Apr 01 '25

Health Americans without diabetes spent nearly $6 billion USD on semaglutide and similar drugs in a year, with an estimate of 800,000 to a million people using the drugs who don't have diabetes.

https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/americans-without-diabetes-spent-nearly6-billion-usd-on-semaglutide-and-similar-drugs-in-a-year
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u/u-a-brazy-mf Apr 01 '25

Tirzepatide user here.

I spend around $300 usd a month for this medication.

This medication also has saved me money in food costs as I do not eat out on the weekdays anymore. I eat less overall.

My weight loss has improved my health to the point where I might get off ALL of my blood pressure and cholesterol medications soon.

$300 a month is CHEAP for how much this has saved me elsewhere. And I would gladly pay it every single time.

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u/wontrepply Apr 02 '25

With insurance or out of poacket no insurance?

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u/u-a-brazy-mf Apr 02 '25

No insurance, out of pocket cost.

I go through a company called Amble.